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New markets for appetite suppressant from pine nuts

08-Nov-2007 - Lipid Nutrition announces new markets for its satiety ingredient PinnoThin.

Frozen snack market needs warming up, report

08-Nov-2007 - Makers of frozen snacks need to focus on health and innovation in order to boost slowing sales, according to a new report by Mintel.

Cereal prices set to stay high, says FAO

08-Nov-2007 - Production problems and low world stocks will keep global cereal prices high this year, according to a new report, suggesting that the food industry's struggle to maintain margins will not end any time soon.

Beneo brand for Orafti, Palatinit and Remy

07-Nov-2007 - New Beneo group combines Orafti, Palatinit and Remy as it eyes up opportunities in the functional food market.

National Starch invests in textures

07-Nov-2007 - Terry Thomas, divisional vice president for National Starch, talks the language of texture and how to bring textural meaning to consumer palates.

ADM profits rise on higher selling prices

06-Nov-2007 - Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) today reported strong first quarter earnings, boosted by higher selling prices for its products, including sweeteners and starches.

Canadian food firms see sales decline, says report

06-Nov-2007 - Sales of Canadian food manufacturers have declined "fairly dramatically" in the first two quarters of this year, according to a recently released financial review of the food industry.

Weekly comment

Meat, cancer and credibility

05-Nov-2007 - The big 'Cs' got the meat industry in trouble last week - cancer and credibility.

PepsiCo announces three-way split

05-Nov-2007 - PepsiCo today announced it will split its operations into three separate units in a move to better harness the growth of its snack and beverage businesses.

New natural HI sweetener could rival aspartame, sucralose

05-Nov-2007 - A new plant-derived high intensity sweetener is set to hit the market worldwide, emerging as what could be the first natural sweetener to rival artificial counterparts such as aspartame and sucralose.

Tea sales grow on health claims, says report

05-Nov-2007 - The US market for tea is expected to double over the next five years, boosted by a growing interest in wellness, says a new report by Packaged Facts.

Danisco starts Dulcaden roll-out with Brazilian bakery

02-Nov-2007 - European ingredients firm Danisco is introducing a new range of lactitol-based sweeteners for bakery products in the Brazilian market - a strategic decision that indicates an on-going commitment to milk-derived lactitol.

Flavors drive quarter growth for IFF again

02-Nov-2007 - New Jersey-based International Flavors and Fragrances has reported a strong increase in its third quarter sales driven by its flavors division, but profits are hit by administration charges.

Sabinsa gets GRAS for CitrinK for drinks

31-Oct-2007 - Sabinsa Corporation says it has received independent GRAS status for the use of its flagship proprietary ingredient CitrinK in functional beverages.

More consumers read product labels, says report

31-Oct-2007 - Increasingly complicated product labels do not seem to have scared consumers off, according to a new report that revels that more Americans are likely to read food and beverage product labels today than they were a year ago.

Canadian food industry calls for food safety measures

31-Oct-2007 - A Canadian food industry body has urged the nation's ministers of agriculture to consider a number of food safety recommendations, including a greater harmonization of food safety policies and regulations across jurisdictions in Canada.

Kraft Q3 operating profit falls 20 per cent

31-Oct-2007 - Kraft Foods Inc today posted a 27 per cent decrease in operating profit for the third quarter, blaming high dairy and other commodity costs for the tumble.

Kid breakfast items remain constant over decades, report

30-Oct-2007 - Breakfast products that are quick and easy to prepare remain the most popular items chosen by moms with young children, revealing that certain trends withstand time, according to the NPD Group.

Cargill expands high oleic canola line

29-Oct-2007 - US ingredient giant Cargill is expanding its line of high oleic canola products, on the back of customer demand for oils and shortenings with no trans fat and low levels of saturated fat.

Nation adapts food habits to cater for allergic kids

29-Oct-2007 - The proliferation of food allergies over the past few decades has resulted in sweeping changes to the American way of life as avoidance strategies are increasingly adopted across the nation, according to a report in Newsweek.

Chiquita addresses challenges with organizational revamp

29-Oct-2007 - Chiquita, a major supplier of bananas to the food industry, today outlined a restructuring plan that includes consolidating operations and slashing jobs in order to improve efficiency and innovation.

Rising costs hit Kellogg's profits

29-Oct-2007 - Kellogg today said that high commodity costs led to a one per cent decrease in operating profit during the third quarter, despite a six per cent increase in sales.

Special edition: Opportunities in food

Organic Monitor: market consolidation raises supplier challenges

26-Oct-2007 - Manufacturers of organic products need to find innovative ways to keep their share of the supply chain as the squeeze of market consolidation begins, says Organic Monitor in the closing article of an exclusive FoodNavigator-USA.com series.

ISP raises prices across alginate range

26-Oct-2007 - Alginate supplier International Specialty Products (ISP) is the latest ingredients firm to hike up its prices, announcing the implementation of the new levels as of November 1.